FOUR members of the 108th Base Command, Bangsa Islamic Armed Forces, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) voluntarily surrendered to Lieutenant Colonel Darwin Z. Guerra, the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Infantry Battalion Thursday morning, at the Headquarters in Campo Uno, Lamitan, Basilan Province.

The four rebel returnees were identified as Commander Nuruddin Muddalam alias 'Not', sub-leader of the 2nd Section, 2nd Unit Command, BIAF, MILF; Akram Abul alias Kalos; Budi Ajihari alias Diks; and Asdatun Mastalin alias Asdang.

They turned in the following firearms: one 30-caliber Browning automatic rifle with one magazine and one live ammunition; one .30M1 caliber rifle; and one .45 caliber pistol with one magazine and one live ammunition.

The said surrenderees are presently undergoing custodial debriefing at 321B Headquarters.

The surrender was the result of the aggressive implementation of the Triad concept of operations launched by the Southern Command through its operationally controlled units, which focuses on neutralizing threat groups through peaceful means.